For Ukraine, Far Too Little, Too Late

Plus: war comes to Kyiv; a guide to getting rid of almost everything; and an interview with J. Kenji López-Alt. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, February 27, 2022 Daily Comment For Ukraine, Far Too Little, Too Late The central flaw in the West’s strategy was fearing that preëmptively confronting Putin would give the Russian leader a justification to attack—but it’s now clear that he intended to invade, whatever the U.S. and Europe did. By Robin Wright From the News Desk Dispatch War Comes to Kyiv Residents are facing nightly air strikes, food shortages, and the prospect of taking up arms to defend the capital. By Joshua Yaffa Books How Florine Stettheimer Captured the Luxury and Ecstasy of New York With her audaciously colorful paintings, she exalted Manhattan’s high life, but kept her irony intact. By Adam Gopnik On and Off the Avenue A Guide to Getting Rid of Almost Everything Once you’ve thanked and said goodbye to the items that do not spark joy, what can you do with them? By Patricia Marx Double Take Sunday Reading: The Proliferation of the Podcast From the archive: a selection of pieces on a revolution in media. By The New Yorker The New Yorker Interview J. Kenji López-Alt Says You’re Cooking Just Fine Ahead of the release of his new book, “The Wok,” the food columnist reflects on kitchen-bro culture, who gets credit for recipes, and how not to be an asshole. By Helen Rosner Culture Dept. The Current Cinema The Grim Intensity of “Huda’s Salon” Hany Abu-Assad’s thriller is rubbed raw by the politics of the occupied territories, yet it doesn’t feel like an issue movie. By Anthony Lane Tables for Two Every Night Is a Party at Dept of Culture Brooklyn Ayo Balogun makes communal dinners for twelve that might include scorching fish pepper soup and spiced grilled octopus. By David Kortava The Front Row “Cyrano,” Reviewed Peter Dinklage, in the title role, tries valiantly to invigorate Joe Wright’s watered-down take on the classic play. By Richard Brody Poems “Leaving the Field” “I watched you kneel to measure what was / Against what was not.” By Sophie Cabot Black Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Stravinsky a bit reinvigorated: four letters. By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Daily Shouts Texts from My Mother After I Publish an Article Online “Honey, I tried leaving a comment but it looks like comments are disabled.” By Eli Burnstein Daily Shouts The Art of Living Black! Your daily dose of microaggressions. By Avy Jetter \ Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.